Breaking the Law

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"Breaking the Law"
Single by Judas Priest
from the album British Steel
B-side	"Metal Gods"
Released	30 May 1980[1]
Recorded	January–February 1980
Studio	Startling, Ascot, England
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	2:35
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Rob Halford K. K. Downing Glenn Tipton
Producer(s)	Tom Allom
Judas Priest singles chronology
"Living After Midnight" (1980) "Breaking the Law" (1980) "United" (1980)
Music video
"Breaking the Law" on YouTube

"Breaking the Law"^[2][3] is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1980 album British Steel. The song is one of the band's better known singles, and is readily recognised by its opening guitar riff.